Virginia Truckers Move To Protect Drivers Amid Sniper Attacks
The Associated Press reports Virginia trucking firms plan safety steps after drivers faced sniper fire on highways. Some firms move to group travel and curb night driving as a Martinsville company lays off 200 to 400 workers amid the ongoing fuel-rate protest strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Martinsville
Wilson Trucking Co
U.S. 450
Disputanta
Gwaltney Meat Packing Company
Ivor
Southampton County
Waverly
Sussex County
Roy Stone Transfer Co
Funeral for Vester Lee Barnes in Parham Chapel
Funeral services for Vester Lee Barnes will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. He died at his home yesterday. Survived by wife Mary Gibson Barnes, four daughters Irene Cox Christine Clemons Hester Johnson Eva Joyce, seven sons Leslie Edward Henry Charlie Barnes J B Barnes M Sgt Chester Barnes Leonard Barnes, a sister Eula Mae Young, a brother Jim F. Barnes, 39 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren.
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Richmond
Vester Lee Barnes
Parham
Woody
Chester Barnes
Langley Air Force Base
Hampton
Leonard Barnes
Martinsville
Eula Mae Young
Spencer
Jim F. Barnes
Tampa
Fla
Funeral service for William Daniel Francis today
William Daniel Francis dies. funeral at 3 p.m. today at Shockoe Baptist Church led by Rev. Joseph H. Cosby. Burial follows at Hillcrest Cemetery. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Danville Memorial Hospital Monday.
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Chatham
William Daniel Francis
Shockoe Baptist Church
Joseph H. Cosby
Hillcrest Cemetery
Francis
Danville Memorial Hospital
Mrs Yarbrough Dies Yesterday in North Carolina
Mrs Webb Yarbrough 82 of Route 1 Yanceyville dies yesterday morning at Alamance Memorial Hospital Burlington born Caswell County August 9 1891 daughter of Billy and Laura Siddle member Locust Hill United Methodist Church. Survived by four daughters Zora Yarborough Rachel Thompson Sara Swails Dorothy Zimmerman seven grandchildren Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. at Locust Hill United Methodist Church with Rev Harold T Pickett Burial in church cemetery Family receives friends 7 830 p.m. today at Hooper Funeral Home.
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Yanceyville
N.C
Webb Yarbrough
Rt. 1
Alamance Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Caswell County
Billy
Laura Watlington Siddle
Locust Hill United
Dorothy Zimmerman
Locust Hill United Methodist Church
Harold T. Pickett
Church
Friends
Hooper Funeral Home
Casper Walter Dies Yesterday in Richmond
Casper H. Walter 91 died in a Richmond hospital. Born May 23, 1882 in Philadelphia, he was survived by his widow Isabell Rance Walter and children Charles Walter and Mrs Harald E. Cole of Danville, plus a grandson and two great grandchildren. Graveside rites set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Highland Burial Park with Dr. Victor Mantiply officiating. Body at Townes Funeral Home. Family residence listed as Mrs. Cole at 565 Arlington Road.
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Casper H. Walter
Richmond
Philadelphia
Isabell Rance Walter
Charles R. Walter
Harald E. Cole
Danville
Highland Burial Park
Victor Mantiply
Townes Funeral Home
Cole
Arlington Road
Prince William County Will Not Fund Regional Sewer Plant
Prince William County Supervisors blocked a plan to boost bonding authority from 11.9 million to 16 million for the Upper Occoquan sewer plant. The 5-2 vote defers the decision pending a financial adviser analysis, signaling a move to pursue county controls amid rising costs and strained treatment capacity affecting about 500,000 Virginians.
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Manassas
Prince William County
Board of Supervisors
Fairfax County
Manassas Park
Noman Cole
State Water Control Board
Prince William
North Carolina Truckers Break Blockade At Several Stops
Independent drivers lift blockade of truck stops on I-85 and I-40 as court orders loomed. The move follows a wounding near Wilmington and arrests tied to the protests, with drivers easing out of Roadranger, Southern 500, Derrick's, and Sam's spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Bill
Roadranger
I-85
Lexington
Southern 500
Mount Airy
Derrick
Salisbury
Sam
I-40
Macksville
Floyd Johnson
High Point
Davidson County
Fred Link
Huerner-Waldorf Co
Surry County
U.S. 421
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Sheriff's Department
James Henry Kelly
Eagle's Island
Kelly
C.F. Andrews
Hampstead
Food Workers Strike At Hampton Institute Narrowly Extends
Hampton Institute food service workers led by the Laborers International Union say the strike is 95 percent effective as they demand a dues check-off and the addition of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday as a paid holiday. Union members estimate 129 workers on strike. college talks continue with federal mediator James W. Bunnell present.
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Hampton, Va
Laborers Interational Union
Afl-Cio
Hampton Institute
L. C. Wyatt
James Tuminello
Wyatt
Tuminello
Martin Luther King
James W. Bunnell
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Referendum Discussed for ECU Medical School Bond Issue
North Carolina lawmakers and UNC leaders weigh a statewide vote on issuing 50 million dollars in bonds to fund East Carolina University Medical School construction. House leadership backs exploring the bill in committee. governors caution on expansion while proposing nine regional health education clinics to address the doctor shortage.
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Noel Yancey
Associated Press
Raleigh
East Carolina University Medical School
Board of Governors of
The
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Eagles
House Finance Committee
House
Ramsey
Board of Governors
Senate
William T. Watkins
Dgranville
William Dees
UNC Board of Governors
William C. Friday
North Carolina
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W. L. Barnes
W. D. Francis
Casper Walter
William Q. Gauldin
Swicegood Funeral Home
Irving
Carter
Luke Irving
Western Auto
Your Family
Lynn ST
W. Main ST
West Main Shopping Center
Credit Plan Quality Merchandise
Dial
R. Carlton Jones
Prop
Mgr
James E. Lester
Credit Mgr
Westover Hills
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Cor
Vandola Road
Rev
Ariel Wyatt
Joe Cook Westfield
N. Carolina
ECU Medical School
J. P. Huskins
Driedell
Dees
Wicegood
China
Europe
Suwice
Shenandoah Life
Albert
P. Maurakis
Shenandoah
al Maurakis
South Market Street
COX & Goodridge, Inc
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company
Virginia National
VNB
Virginia National Bank
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